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A. W. W. MILLER 



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SHIRT MAKER 



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Men's Furnisher, 



{Late of 609 Broadivay,cor. Houston Street, and 

formerly of, and Successor to Tuttle & 

Miller, 675 Broadway?) 

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NO. 1125 BROA 

THIRD DOOR ABOVE TWEnW^T^T-H-SI^ f , 








New York. 



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Entered, according to Act of Congress, n the year 1871, by 

A. W. VV. MILLER, 

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C. 




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A. IV. W. Millers Perfect Shirts. 



MY PURPOSE 

In placing this little Brochure in the hands ol 
an appreciating public is 

Firstly — To show the just claim of merit to 
support and 

Secondly — To induce all who have never en- 
joyed the luxury of a "Perfect Shirt" to give 
me an opportunity to prove, that there is at 
least one establishment in the world, where 
that most enviable of all comforts can be ob- 
tained. 

My guarantee tor what [claim is an experience 
of nearly ten years in the manufacture of shirts 
to measure. 

A careful study during that time of the main 
difficulties encountered in perfecting a shirt and 
a strict personal supervision of the details of 
my business. 

Asking the attention of the reader to the 
following pages — trusting that many may avail 
themselves of the benefits of my experience and 
be made twice glad, and inviting all to an ex- 
amination of my samples, I rest my case on its 
merits. 



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THE SHIRT TRADE. 

The manufacture of shirts at the present tim 
has become so extensive, the number engage 
in it so great, and the ability of a large majori 
to make an artistic garment so questionabl 
that many, after trying a number of professc 
first class establishments without success, con 
to the conclusion that either, it is impossib 
for a shirt to be made to fit them, (in cons 
quence of some peculiarity of build or forn 
or else nobody in the trade understands h 
business. 

Arriving at one or the other of these concl 
sions, they are discouraged, disgusted, or at 
loss to know who to try next. 

To all such I would say try once more an 
let me be the one on whom your just indignatic 
shall fall, if I fail to convince you, that the: 
is not a man alive who cannot have a shi 
made to fit him perfectly. 

And further, these are the very class of cu 
tomers whose patronage I court, for in my lor 
experience in the manufacture of custom shir 
I have never yet made a sample for a perso 



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( "who had tried every body else and never been 
suited") without the most satisfactory results. 

I claim for my shirts that in quality, they are 
not, and cannot be excelled, the materials used 
being, in a word, the best. 

That for Ease and Comfort in wearing they 
are not equaled in the known world. 

For Elegance of finish and workmanship and 
artistic style they leave nothing to be desired. 

IN FIT ARE PERFECT. 

In Price are lower (consistent with quality) 
than any other shirt manufactured. They are 
Durable, as must be apparent from the superi- 
ority of materials and workmanship, and I 
intend by constant attention to the wants and 
desires of my patrons, a strict personal super- 
vision of the details of my business, and the 
sterling worth of my productions to command 
the confidence and patronage of the World. 

I ask only an opportunity to prove that I can 
and will do all I claim. 

SAMPLES MADE WHEN DESIRED. 



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OLD FOGYISM vs. ENTERPRISE. 

The time is not long past, when it was con- 
sidered one of the pre-requisites of the mat- 
rimonial state for a lady to be able to make her 
husband's shirts. 

In those blissful days, men considered them- 
selves well fitted and were perfectly satisfied 
with the home made shirt, with its yoke reaching 
nearly to the elbow, its bosom 20 to 22 inches 
long and similarly misproportioned in other 
respects. But the application of science has 
completely revolutionized this now extensive 
(but generally speaking poorly understood) 
branch of business, so that the Beau Brummell 
of the present day experiences great difficulty 
in selecting from among the many who profess 
to make a perfect shirt — one who has talent, 
enterprise and goaheaditiveness, to cut loose 
from the old fogyisms of the past, and make 
a shirt which in Elegance, symmetry and per- 
fection of fit is fully up to the standard of the 
enlightened and educated ideas of the age. 
From all such I most respectfully solicit a call. 



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MY CUSTOM SHIRT DEPART- 
MENT. 

For some time after the invention of the 
sewing machine, the opponents of advance- 
ment contended that shirts made by machine 
were inferior to those made by hand ; but ex- 
perience has proven beyond cavil, and it is 
jnow generally conceded, that machine sewing, 
'properly done, with a lock-stitch machine, is 
far handsomer in appearance, and wears quite 
jas well, as hand sewing. 

Recognizing the principle, that skilled labor 
.is one of the most important features in the 
[production of any article of real value, I em- 
ploy none but the most competent and skilful 
'hands, and by so doing, feel fully justified in 
guaranteeing at all times entire satisfaction in 
[regard to workmanship. 

Shirts made by hand if desired. 

] THE FIT OF MY SHIRTS. 

If any argument is necessary to prove the 
Isuperiority of the fit of my shirts over those of 
Smy competitors, it is, perhaps, sufficient to re- 
mark : 



A. W. W. Millers Perfect Shirts. 

There is scarcely a day that I do not meet 
with one or two persons who claim to have 
tried every body and never had a shirt to fit. 
In such cases I invariably make a sample, and 
never fail to receive their order for more, the 
parties expressing themselves really glad to 
have found an establishment where they can 
have shirts made to suit them ; and in many 
instances have recommended their friends and 
acquaintances to indulge in the luxury of half 
a dozen of my shirts. 

A sample will convince the most sceptical. 

THE QUALITY OF MY SHIRTS. 

It has been my custom, from the commence- 
ment of my business career, to make only one 
quality of shirt to order, and that, the very best 
possible. 

The materials used for bodies being Linen 
or Cotton, of one of the well known brands,' 
"New York Mills" or " Wamsutta," at the. 
option of the customer ; and for bosoms, cuffs, 
&c, a heavy, fine, round-thread linen, made 
expressly for me, and which experience has 
proven to be unsurpassed by any linen made. 



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DURABILITY AND STYLE. 

It seems almost superfluous to use any argu- 
ment in regard to the durability of my shirts, 
as it must be evident to the most sceptical 
that, with the materials used and the high 
standard of workmanship employed, it is 
simply impossible for them to fail to give 
entire satisfaction. 

My shirts are made in the latest and most 

approved style, but when patrons wish them 

made in accordance with any idea of their 

I own, it is my pleasure always to suit the 

I wearer, and never, under any circumstances, to 

force my opinions on them. 

MY PRICE. 

In this very important consideration I shall 
offer greater inducements (consistent with 
quality) than any other house in the line, and 
from time to time, as I am enabled by the de- 
' cline in gold and cotton goods, to purchase 
my materials at better figures, I shall be the 
first to make a corresponding reduction in my 
prices, thereby always insuring to my patrons 
the best value possible for their money. 



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MY GENERAL STOCK. 

In addition to my Shirt Department, I shall 
keep constantly on hand a large and attractive 
stock of English, French and domestic Under- 
wear, Hosiery, Gloves, all the latest and most 
approved styles of Gents' Linen Collars, and 
the most recherche styles in Men's Neckwear, 
all of which I shall sell at prices which cannot 
fail to make my stock the most popular in the 
city." 

A full line of Welch, Margetson & Co.'s cele- 
brated English Black Ties always in stock. 

FAMILY JARS. 

One of the many causes of domestic trouble 
lies in the sometimes peevish, fretful (or as 
some would be pleased to call it), ugly and ill- 
tempered disposition of men. 

Let us glance for a moment at some of the 
causes which underlie this unhappy state of 
feeling, and in ascertaining the cause, take 
steps to prevent. 

The husband arises in the morning, and 
commences to dress and arrange his toilet. 
Here his first trouble begins. His shirt is so 



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tight in the neck it almost chokes him ; he 
pulls, stretches, and worries at it, but to no 
avail — perhaps there are two or three buttons 
off (bad luck to the washerwoman for washing 
them off, or to his wife for not sewing them 
on) — or it may be the shirt is so large in the 
neck that it fits like a "bag on a bean-pole." 
Next he attempts to put on his collar, and 
finds, all he can do, it will ride over the neck- 
band of his shirt. 

In the name of common sense, is this not 
enough to make a man, a woman, or an angel 

I lose their temper. 

But to proceed. By the time he has finished 

i dressing, the side of his shirt has overlapped 
the front, or the bosom has crawled up to see 
what is the matter with his collar. 

While contemplating this most ludicrous state 
of confusion he becomes sullen, out of humor, 
blesses the unfortunate shirt maker who is the 
cause of his trouble — does not see why he can- 
not get shirts made to fit him as other men do, 
and is in a "sea of trouble." — If his wife hap- 
pens to express an opinion on the subject, (a 
most natural consequence) she comes in for a 
share of his wrath, and others of the household 



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in like manner if they do not happen to be 
blessed with the most loving and self sacrificing 
dispositions. 

But the trouble does not end at home. He 
joes to his office or place of business, but finds 
tie cannot give business matters their proper 
attention, as the inevitable shirt and collar 
constantly remind him of their presence; and 
so he continues in this restless, uneasy mood 
from day to day, until it becomes almost se- 
cond nature to him, and it would be almost 
impossible to recount the many evil effects of 
an uncomfortable, unsightly, bad-fitting shirt. 

MORAL. 

Wives, if you would have your husbands 
good-natured, conier an inestimable blessing 
on them, and gladden your own hearts, lose no 
time in using your persuasive powers in induc- 
ing them to leave their measure for a comple- 
ment of those justly celebrated shirts, manu- 
factured by 

A. W. W. MILLER, 

1125 BROADWAY, 

Third door above Tvenly-Fijth Street, 
New- York. 



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The following names are those of a few of 
my customers whose patronage I have secured 
by the comfort, elegance, durability and economy 
of my Shirts, and general superiority over all 
other makers : 



Judge Geo. G. Barnard. 
Compt. R. B. Connolly. 
Surrogate R. C. Hutchings. 
Gen. John Cochrane. 
Ashley, O. D. 
Brunner, Henry. 
Blondell, Eugene. 
Buxton, H. C. 
Bainburgh, Chas. 
Black, Win. 
Binney, Amos. 
Bailey, Chas. E. 
Boardman, Rev. G. S. 
Bispham, Wm. 
Bates, L. M. 
Barrington, Thos. 
Boocock, S. W. 
Bell, Jas. W. 
Bors, H. A. 
Beers, H. A. 
Blackie, Chas. 
Cooley, M. I. 
Chickering, C. F. 
Coleman, Jas. H. 
Chapin, E. S. 
( rosby, Chas. P. 
Cook, E. N. , 
Champion, C. P. 
(Ottle, S. 
( dnover, Ed. D. 
Craig, C. P. 
(lark, B. S. 
Dupignac, F.J. 



Ditmars, O. G. 
Duncan, Jas. 
Drake, P. H. 
Delatour, A. J. 
Day, C. S. 
Duggin, Chas. 
Dodge, Dr. M. H. 
Eytinge, H. S. 
Freeland, H. R. 
Farrington, Jas. H. 
Fowler, A. F. 
Foster, H. A. 
Fox, Geo. L. 
Gates, L. H. 
Grosvenor, J. B. M. 
Horton, B. W. 
Hudson, Col. E. McK. 
Hartshorne, J. M. 
Hunt, J. H. 
Hoole, J. R., Jr. 
Hadley, H. C. 
Housah, S. 

Hardenburgh, Jno. A. 
Hyatt, S. B. 
Hoey, John 
Ingraham, D. P., Jr. 
Johnston, T. D. 
Jones, Ed. 
James, David H. 
Kerr, John. 
Kellv, T. V. 
Kendall, E. K. 
Kopper, Edw. 



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Kopper, Fred. 
Kirby, W. F. 
Kronberg, Wm. 
Kane, R. A. 
Lockwood, S. F. 
Leavitt, H. Y. 
Lockwood, H. F. 
Lainbeer, W. F. 
Leviness, J. Edgar. 
Low, M. P. 
Little, J. Albro. 
Learned, B. P., Jr. 
Mackenzie, M. L. 
Murdock, L. C. 
Murdock, F. A. 
Motley, W. H. 
Mackenzie, J. B. 
Mead, F. B. 
Moss, N. F. 
Ogden, Jonathan. 
Perkins, H. H. 



Porter, Col. Josiah 
Poillon, Wm. 
Pray, W. H. 
Post, Saml. L. 
Rolston, R. G. 
Richards, Pierre. 
Scribner, Chas. 
Shepherd, T. C. 
Secor, W. H. 
Sledge, Geo. C. 
Starr, D*nl. E. 
Tobey, O. H. 
Van Rensselaer, J. T, 
Vredenburgh, P. 
Willcox, E. B. 
Witherbee, C. F. 
Ward, W. P. 
Wight, Edw. 
Weed, A. A. 
And Six Thousand 
others. 



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